Rates of hospitalisation for herpes zoster may warrant vaccinating indigenous Australians under 70

Meru Sheel; Frank H. Beard; Aditi Dey; Kristine Macartney; Peter B. McIntyre

doi:10.5694/mja16.01468

Rates of hospitalisation for herpes zoster may warrant vaccinating indigenous Australians under 70

Meru Sheel^*, Frank H. Beard, Aditi Dey, Kristine Macartney, Peter B. McIntyre

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Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus infection. The most common complication of HZ is post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), which is often debilitating and refractory to treatment. The incidence of both HZ and PHN increases markedly with age. In November 2016, a vaccine for HZ was included in Australias National Immunisation Program (NIP) for all people aged 70, together with a 5-year catch-up program for those aged 7179 years.3 The vaccine is cost-effective for people aged 7079, but is registered for vaccinating people from age 50.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	395-396
Number of pages	2
Journal	Medical Journal of Australia
Volume	207
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5694/mja16.01468
Publication status	Published - 6 Nov 2017

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